[Friends_of_SSASTROS] Get Out There and Say Hello...

[Mike McCabe]

...to your Auntie Sun!
Thanks to the research of dedicated professionals in the astro-physics realm, we've known for some time now that our local star - the Sun - was once part of an open cluster that has long dispersed far and wide around the Milky Way. Using proper motion surveys and spectroscopy, astronomers have identified a star in the constellation Hercules as a very likely candidate for being a sibling of our home star, and the best part is that it's not all that challenging to find or see. At a magnitude of 6.55 it's an easy target in binoculars or a low power telescopic field. Use the chart below to guide you (which is also attached for your printing convenience).  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_162826


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